Protection
How to Prepare If You’re Planning to Protest the Controversial Citizenship Act
Student protesters leading the movement—who have spent the last few days dealing with death threats, abuses and the impending fear of being arrested—tell us what to keep in mind when going out to protest, especially if it turns violent.
Meet the Guy Trying to Make Sure Your Online Activism Brings Offline Change
We spoke to Avijit Michael—a founding member of Jhatkaa, India’s biggest homegrown organisation for online activism—about dissent and demands in a dysfunctional democracy.
Indian Cafe Using Facial Recognition Without Customers’ Consent Sparks Calls for Better Privacy Laws
Now that the tea has been spilled, Chaayos claims the "data is encrypted", even as digital activists call it a breach of privacy.
Idols in This Varanasi Temple Are Being Made to Wear Anti-Pollution Masks
As air quality worsens in the northern states of India and unleashes its wrath on mere mortals, even the gods are being made to wear protection.
An Inventor in Hyderabad Has Created a Women's ‘Smart Bangle’ That Electrocutes Attackers
The wearable protective gear sends out taser-like shocks when a woman’s arm is held in a certain way.
This Guy Shredded His Thumb So Badly on a Cracked Phone Screen Protector it Almost Needed Amputation
Despite his phone’s screen protector being damaged, he continued to play games on it for four months and developed an infection.
Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules That Animals Are Legal Persons
But then, can you eat ‘legal persons’?
Can Singapore’s New Law Against Fake News Affect Free Speech?
Activists say the law grants the government sweeping powers and could lead to censorship.
How the Secret Service decides which presidential candidates to protect
Nineteen Democrats are running for president. Not all of them will get protection.
Trump Is Reportedly Pulling Out of the Paris Climate Change Pact
Under the agreement, reached with Obama in 2015, 200 countries pledged to reduce their fossil fuel emissions to combat global warming.